Pioneering Women: Triumph and Tragedy at the High Plains Museum
Marla Matkin will present her first person presentation “Pioneering Women: Triumph and Tragedy” on Saturday, June 22 at 10:00 AM at the High Plains Museum. Featuring the stories of Lottie Johl, Getta Graham Dix, Lydia Spencer Lane, and Martha Gay Masterson, Matkin will share their unique life experiences through their very personal and intriguing stories. Within […]
Preserve your heritage this MayDay!
Do you have photographs or objects around your house that you would like to know how to care for? The High Plains Museum would like to help you! Every year Heritage Preservation encourages museums, libraries, historical societies and archives to set aside one day to offer programs dealing with preservation. The day is May 1, […]
Reap the Rewards of History with Harvesting the High Plains
The boom years of the turn of the century catch up with America. Years of gluttony and living beyond our means now recoils a once proud Nation. Rocked in turmoil many don’t know when or where their next meal will come from. As the dark clouds of the economic depression settle over the country, another […]
Earth Day Celebration!
Come help the High Plains Museum celebrate Earth Day on Monday April 22nd! All day long we will have games, crafts and ways to help our Earth. Try your hand at our Cartons of Catch game, make your own Earth Day vine, and help us make an Earth Day Quilt among other fun activities! Learn […]
Above and Beyond!
The High Plains Museum is pleased to announce a special presentation by Terry Leonhart, Quality Assurance Dimensional Inspection Technician at Sierra Nevada Corporation, Space Systems Group, in Louisville, Colorado, on Saturday April 13th at 10:30 AM. Mr. Leonhart, a Goodland native, will discuss how he got into the “space business” and the future of space flight […]
It’s a volcano, no it’s a peninsula, no… it’s Geography!
Families come take a trip across the globe with the Space Walk Program! The Space Walk Program will be held this Saturday, April 6th, from 1-5PM. This month we are featuring family friendly activities with a geography theme. Activities and games will teach participants how to use directions and general geography know how. Come learn about […]
Space, Land Satellites and Weather Oh My!
This Thursday, April 4th at 4:00 PM Dave Floyd from the National Weather Service will be coming to talk at the High Plains Museum about how the Weather Bureau uses land satellites in their daily operations. Explore the product of these satellites in our current exhibit Earth From Space, a series of posters that show our […]
BLAST OFF with the High Plains Museum this April
The High Plains Museum is pleased to offer an exciting array of programming in April to showcase the current exhibit Earth From Space on display through July 29th. The High Plains Museum will be offering a variety of activities to spotlight space and land satellite images, as well as celebrating Earth Day and Arbor Day. […]
St. Patrick’s Day Celebration!
Come celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with the High Plains Museum this Saturday, March 16th, from 1-5 PM! At the celebration you will learn about St. Patrick and why we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day as well some lucky symbols from around the world. For each lucky symbol talked about there is a fun craft and some […]
Business After Hours
The Goodland Chamber of Commerce is pleased to host the monthly Business After Hours, a great way to unwind and network with other business people and find out what is going on in the community. The next Business After Hours is February 28th from 5:30 to 7:30 at the High Plains Museum, sponsored by the […]